Jelly-depositing attachment for cake-icing machines.



JELLY DEPOSTTING ATTACHMENT FOR CAKE ICING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE l5. X916.

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E. LEGLERL JELLY DEPOSTTTNG ATTACHMENT FOR CAKE TCTNG MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED )UNE I6. '9l6.

Eatented Mz 20, 1918.

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E. LEGLER.

JELLY DEPUSITHJG ATTACHMENT FOR CAKEl ClNG MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED jUNE 16, 19m.

L wir?, atented Mar. 26, 1918.

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E. LEGLER.

JELLY DEPUSITING ATTACHMENT FOR CAKE ICfNG MACHlNI-s.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I6. 1916.

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E. LEGLER.

JELLY DEPOSITING ATTACHMENT FOR CAKE ICING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED 1UNE\6. 1916 1,260,55 Patentedlar. 26, 1918.

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Specification ci Letters Restent.

Application tiled Clune LEE, Serial lo. iM-,HL

To all whom @'25 may concerns;

Be it known that l, EDWARD citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kansas City, in the county of Wyandotte and State of Kansas, have invented an Improvement in Jelly'Depositing i" a iments for Cake-Icing Machines, oi which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings7 is a specification, like characters on the drawings repre- *sentingr like parts.

This invention relates to machines for depositing coating material upon tood prod ucts, and articularly to machines for dem positing je ly and icing upon cakes.

In order that the principles 01"' the inven tion may be readily understood, l have disclosed fr nicchia, a

a single embodiment thereoiz in the y accompanying drawings, wherein-- Figure l is a right-hand side elevation oit an apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention Fig. 2 is a left-hand side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 1s a plan view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof; and

Fig. 5 is a transverse section upon theline 5-5 of Fig. 3 and .looking toward. the right .in said figure.

In my Patent No. 1,164,944, dated LDecem b'er 21, 1915, l have disclosed one embodiment of means for depositingn marshmallow upon cakes. My present inventiom although. not limited thereto, relates to means for .first depositing some substance, such as jelly', upon cakes and thereafter, preferahly inthe manner disclosed in said patent, for deposit ing marshmallow upon the jellyy upon said cakes. While preferably 'thc apparatus herein disclosed is used iorfthis purpose, may deposit other materials from the plurality of hoppers disclosed.' as, for example,

materials contrasting' in color or other chan acteristics. lt is, however, particularly e vantageous toA preliminarily deposit upon the cakes; inasmuch as l thereby vent the cakes from becoming dry'. as u as addingto the taste and lavorithereofu Referring more particularly to the drawings, the framing oi" the machine is indicated at l, it being preferably a skeleton frame composed of suitable uprights with er members, which need not be particularly oescribed. In the disclosed embodiment oi invention, l have represented a nuuiherr parts Isjulostantiaily as they are disclosed in my said patent., and it will be unnecessary to describe the same in entire detail.

The main drive shaft is indicated at 2 in the several iigures, it being' mounted in suitable bearings 3 in the 'frame and having thereon a driving pulley et, which is nor-- nially loose on said shaft, but adapted to be clutched thereto by clutch mechanism 5, which may he and preferably is f similar to that disclosed in my said patent, and which need not oe more specically described. Vlhe lever 6 oit the clutch mechanism is connected by' a cross rod 'vvith a bell crank lever` itselie connected by a longitudinally extendn ing link 9 with an operating lever l0 pivoted thereto at il and itsel't` pivoted at .l2 upon te bracket-*i3 'extending lroinithe machine trame. The said starting and stopping; lever, as shown in my said patent?. extends through a slotted guide Ll secured to one side oi.l the hopper l5, the latter being; mounted upon suitable supports lo rising ;trom the machine :traine andfprovided witha guard 1'?. .i

The main drive shaft 2 has fast thereon a gear, not he in shown. meshing with a gear .1.8 fast tion a shaft 19 mounted in hearings in the machine frame and having thereon a sprocket ucar 2G. about which passes a sprocket chain 2l. y The said sprocket chain about a sprocket naar 29, fast upon the shaft Fast upon said shaft :23a clearly shown in Fig. is a pinion 2t meshing with a gear itself meshing with a gear 26 mounted upon `suitable hearings iu the lower portion. ot the main hopper '27 and having fast thereon agritators :28, Q9. The said parts generally correspond to the corresponding' parts in my said patent, and need not be more particularly described.

llilhc shaft it? has iast thereon a gear. not herein shown, meshing` with anddriving; a4

30 on a shaft 3E. mounted in suitable hea ings 3'2 in the machine frame. Mounted .in hearings 33 in the machine traine is a shaft 3ft having' thereon a gear driven in any suitable mannen from the shaft 3l and p..',"'erably by a gear. not herein shown. Also suitably mounted in bearings in the machine trame is a shaft 36. which may be drivenx iLx any suitable manner from the shaft 34. and preferably by means ol" a crank dish; 3? upon the shaft 34, and having connected thereto at a crank arm. 39 piv- I gli raconta otally connected at 40 by means of a pin and slot connection or otherwise to a lever 4l, itself loosely pivoted upon the said shaft 36 and having pivoted to its end at 42 a pawl 43 adapted to engage the teeth of the ratchet 44 fast upon the said shaft 36. By the described construction, or in any other suitable manner, an intermittent motion is imparted to the said shaft 36.

Upon the said shaft' 36, as most clearly shown in Fig. l, is a sprocket gear 45 about which passes a sprocket chain 46 also exv tending about a sprocket gear 47 on a shaft 48, herein shown as mounted in adjustable bearings 49 upon the machine frame. Upon said shaft 48 is a pulley 50, about which extends a Vsuitable apron 51 generally similar to that disclosed in my said patent and upon which the cakes or other articles are adapted to be deposited to receive jelly and marshmallow or other deposits hereinbefore referred to. Any other suitable conveyer may, however, be employed.

ln accordance with the disclosed and specific embodiment of my invention, to which, however, I am not in anywise limited, l provide means for depositing on cakes or other food products first a suitably jelly like substance that will retain its moisture for a prolonged period of time and will therefore correspondingly act upon the cakes or other food products, and also provide means for superimposing upon said jelly-like deposit an icing of marshmallow or other suitable substance. For this purpose, l have provided the hopper 27 corresponding generally to the hopper disclosed in my said patent and adapted to contain the marshmallow or other icing, and between the same I and the hopper 15 l position another hopper 52 adapted to receive the jelly-like substance. rllhe said hopper 52 is supported at its base 1 by suitable longitudinally extending strips 53, shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as supported upon upright posts 54 at one end, and at the other end upon the base portion 55v of thehopper 27. As already stated, I preferably provide the hopper 27 with agitators, inasmuch as the marshmallow or other icing has comparatively little body, but is comparatively stiff and does not flow readily. The jelly with which the hopper 52 is supplied has, however, more body and weight.,` and' l find it therefore unnecessary to pro-. vide the hopper 52 with agitators, although it is to be understood that the same may be employed, if desired. Said hopper 52 is provided with a plunger 56 adapted to enter a vertical opening 57 extending the entire width ofthe hopper' and of the conveyer. The said plunger 56 so fits the opening 57 that when it rises therefrom' after deposit of the jellypsuction is created within the opening 57 andthe jelly flows therein. The plunger 56 has secured thereto a plunger rod 58, the upper end 59 whereof is, as shown most clearly in Fig. 5, of a somewhat Ushape, issuitably guided upon the walls of the hopper and is connected to rocker arms 60 mounted upon a shaft 61 upon the hopper frame and adapted to be operated in any suitable manner. For that purpose, as most clearly shown in Fig. 2, I have herein represented the shaft 6l as having fast thereon a rocker arm 62, the outer end of which is forked and is pivotally secured at 63 to'the trunnions of a sleeve'64 mounted for sliding movement upon a rod 65. The upper end of the rod 65 is threaded at 66 to receive a nut 67 between which and said trunnion is a coil spring 68 surrounding said rod, a suitable lock nut 69 being provided beneath said trunnion.'l In the described manner or by any other suitable means, a

'yielding movement is imparted through the rod 65 to the rocker arm 62, and hence to the shaft 61 and the plunger 56.

The rod 65 may be reciprocated in any suitable manner. Preferably for. that purpose the lower end thereof is pivotally connected at 70 by means of an elongated slot 7l to a rocker arm 72 pivoted at 73 upon the machine frame. Pivotally connected to said roclrer arm 72 at 74 is a link 75 connected to an eccentric strap 76 surounding an eccentric 77 upon the shaft 34, whereby in the rotation of said shaft 34 rising and falling movements are imparted to said rod 65 and hence to the plunger 56.

Any suitable means may be provided to permit the discharge of the jelly like ma-4 terial from the hopper 52. For this purpose, the base portion 78 of the hopper 52 is provided with a valve casing 79 having a longitudinal bore or passage 80, most clearly shown in Fig. 5, and extending throughout the width of the hopper transversely of the machine. The said valve casing is provided with a series of article openings 81 terminating at their lower ends yin nipples 82 through which the jelly is discharged directly onto the cakes 83 beneath and supported upon the apron 51. Within the valve casing is supported for intermittent rotary movement a cylindrical valve 84 having therein a cor,

nected by hinge arms 87 to a stationary por-` tion 88 of the frame. The frame 88 is provided with a portion 89 constituting the bottom of the hopper and which is'provided with a verticalpassage 90, lositioned there- 605i' Y vtflide means for imparting unison movement Lacasse below and in connection therewith is a valve casing 92 similar to that disclosed in my said patent and having therein a series of other openings 93 and a longitudinal bore 5 wherein is mounted the intermittently rotated cylindrical valve 911, itself provided with passages 95 adapted to permit the dise charge of material through the nipples 96 onto the cakes 97 positioned therebelow upon the apron 51, the said cakes having'already received their supply of jelly or other material from the hopper52.

The hopper 27 is provided with a plunger 98 extending the full width yof thehopper transversely of the machine and mounted upon a plunger rod 99, preferably suitably l guided at its upper end in the walls of the hopper as disclosed in my said patent, and connected by alinlr 100 to a rocker arm 101 pivoted upon a. shaft 102 upon the hopper wall. Fast upon said shaft 102 is a rocker arm 103 pivotally engaging trunnions 104 of a sleeve 105 slidingly mounted on a rod 106 having at its upper end suitable lock nuts 107. Surrounding said rod 106 below the sleeve/ 105 is a coil spring 108 held under suitable tension by a suitable nut 109 generallyy similar to that disclosed in my said patent. The said rod 106 is vertically reciprocated in a suitable manner, and preferably, as disclosed in my said patent, by being pivotally connected at its lower end at 110 to a rocker arm 111 pivotally con* nectedjto the machine frame at 112 and having pivoted thereto a link`113 operated by a suitable eccentric 114, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and fast upon the shaft 19. In this or in any other suitable manner, reciprocating movement is imparted to the rod 106, and hence a yielding vertical move ment is imparted to the plunger 99, thereby forcibly to eject the marshmallow or other icing from the hopper 27.

If desired and as disclosed in my said patent, I may also mount upon the said shaft 19 suitable means for driving the conveyer belt or apro-n 115, and for that purpose I have herein represented the saine as having thereon a crank disk 116 to which is ,adjustably connected a crank arm 117 connected bya pin and slot connection 118 to a lever arm U n the outer end of said arm'is pivoted at A21a pawl 122 to engage a ratchet 123 fast upon said shaft 120. Also fast upon .said shaft 120 is a pulley 124 about which passes the conveyer belt 115 which is thus driven intermittently in a manner not herein necessary more fully to describe. f', Preferably, though not necessarily,

I proto the valves 84 and 94, thus causing'tllelr opening and closing movements to occurL at the same time. For this purpose, I may v5 provide each of said valves with a pair of 119 loose upon the shaft 120.v

ratehets, those for the jelly hopper valve being shown at 125 and 126 in Fig. 5, and those for the marshmallow hopper valve being similar to those shown in my said patent.

Preferably I employ pulleys similar to those shown in my said patent to operate the said ratchets leys are connected by links 127, 128, shown most clearly in Fig. 2. Each of said valves is preferably provided with a vhand wheel 129, 130 to permit the hand manipulation of said valves.

In order to operate said valves mechanically, I connect to one of the pawl carriers for the marshmallow hopper valve a link 131 pivotally connected at 132 to a rocker arm 133 upon a shaft 134 suitably mounted in bearings in the machine frame and operated in any suitable manner,` not herein necessary more fully to describe.

The cakes or other food product are deposited iii-the hopper 15, which is provided with a bottom 135 terminating at its forward end in a serrated guard 136, thus providing an opening cated in F ig. 4, upon the upper face of a pusher 138 pivotally connected at 139, so as to be capable of slight vertical movement, to a. transverse bar 140, preferably similar to the corresponding part shown in my said patent. The forward edge of the said pusher 138 has a downturned serrated poi'- tion 141, whereby the members of a row of cakes of the determined number'are positioned directly beneath the nipples 82 of the jelly-containing hopper 52. rlfhe inner or free end of the pusher 138 is received for sliding movement upon a plate 1112 secured 4to the machine frame and extending from one side thereof to the other and preferably terminating just in the rear of the nipples 82.

To the forwardly extending side portions 143 of the frame of the pusher 138are pivot ally connected at 114A4 the arms 14:5 of a second pusher 146 generally similar in construction to the pusher 138 and having a forward, downwardly extending, serrated, front edge 147, by which the row of cakes7 which has received the jelly deposit from the hopper 52 is brought into proper position beneath the nipples 96 of the marshmallow hopper 27.

It is necessary. that the pusher 146 lshall not interfere with the on-coining cakes 'that have received the jelly deposit 52, but that they be intermittently moved to a position in the rear of the forward row of cakes, so as in turn to push them beneath the said nipples 96. While this at one side of the machine frame provided an upstanding bracket 148 having therein a longitudinal slot 137 for the positioningy of the cakes in proper order and as indi- 119 to receive a strip 150 and the corresponding pulresult may be ef- 'fected in any suitable manner, I have herein rescates for adjustment in said slot.. Pivotally connected to the forward end strip 150 at 151 is a downwardly extending wedge-like meinber or .latch 152 normally downwardly spring pressed, as by a coil spring passing about the pivot 151, and beneath which a laterally extending pin or roll 153 upon the pusher is adapted to pass. livotally con nected at 154 to the rear end -of the said strip 150 is a wedge-like member or latch 155 normally upwardly spring pressed, as by a suitable spring extending about the pivot 154 thereof. Slightly to the rear of the latch .155 is a downwardly inclined guide The' construction and arrangemei'it of parts are suchthat in the forward movement of the pusher 146,- it passes beneath and elevates the wedge-like member or latch 152,' which immediately returns to the position in-` dicated in Fig. 4. Upon -the rearward or lleturn movement4 of the pusher 146, the roll 153 thereof rides up the latch 152, then rear wardlyK along the strip 150 and along the l latch 155 which it depresses, and finally onto the rear portion of the guide 156;v llmmediately the latch 155 is elevated into the position shown in Fig. 4, and the pusher 1,46r is permitted to descend along the guide 15G onto the apron 51, the timing of the parts bein such that the leading row of cakes has just een advanced by the pusher 138 into a position somewhat in advance of the guide 156, so that the said pusher 147 is restored to the level of the apron 51 immediately in the rear of said leading; row of cakes, and in such manner to push them at the proper time directly beneath the nipples 96, where' they receive a charge of marshmallow that 40 is superimposed upon the jelly charge al ready upon the cake.

Amy suitable means may be provided to impart to and fro movement to the pushers 138, 146. Preferably for this purpose, as

a5 shown most clearly in Fig. 1, the frame of l the pusher has pivotall connected thereto at its rear end at 157 inks, oneof which is represented at 158. The forward ends of the said links are pivotally connected at 159 to a pair of'rocker arms 1GO fast upon a rock shaft 161 mounted in suitable bearings upon the machine frame. The said rock shaft 161 may be operated in any suitable manner and preferably as disclosed in my said patent.

In my said' patent, l have disclosed one form of means whereby a portion of the upper run of the cakc-receiving apron is periodically elevated for the purpose of' bringing the cakes in closer relation to the nipples of the hopper. An important purpose of so intermittently elevating a portion of the top run of the apron is to bring the cakes to such an elevation that they may on be permitted to descend suiicently to' sever the streams of material issuing from the nipples. By positioning the upper run of the apron, either permanently or intermittently, in suitable relation to the said nipplles and by suitably and preferably forcibly 7o ischarging,- the material through the said nipples, I insure the proper spreading acvide a pair of rocker arms 167, 168, the free ends whereof take under the heads of said pins. Said rocker arms are fast upon roclr` shafts 169, 170, which are provided with` crank arms, one of which is shown at 171 in Fig. 1. The said crank arms are con-V nected by a link 17 2 so as to insure unison 90 movement of the said crank arms, and rising and falling movement is imparted in any suitable manner to said connected crank arms 171. For this purpose, I preferably provide means similar to those shown in my said patent. t

ln Fig. 2, l have represented one of 'the links 171 as having pivotally connected, theretoat 173 an upright link 174, the lower end of which is pivotally connected at 175 10i to a rock arm 176 pivoted at 177 upon the u machine frame. Upwardly extending from l the said rock arm. 176 is a bar 178 carrying` a roller 179 ,engaging the periphery of am cam 180 upon a shaft 31. The contour of 105 said cam in such as to impart rising and i falling movement to a portion of the upper run of the apron 51 at the proper time.

From the foregoing;- description, it `will be evident that the cakes are deposited a row 111) ata time upon the upper face of the pusher 138, and that as disclosed in said patent, they drop in front of said pusher and are 'thereby properly alined. They are then positioned beneath the nipples 82 where each 115 of them receives a deposit of jelly or other l material forcibly discharged through said nipples. `The said row of cakes is then fur ther advanced by said pushers and is received by the front pusher 146 and advanced.A 120 by it beneath the nipples 96 of the marsh mellow hopper 27. The timing of'parts is such that at the same instant the first menn y tioned row of cakes is positioned beneath the nipples of the hopper 27, the next row of 125 cakes, received by the pusher 138, is simultaneously positioned beneath the' nipples 82, Therefore, in the continued operation of the apparatus, there is a simultaneous deposit]y of jelly upon the one IOW 0f takes will 0f 1.85

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marslimallovv upon the jelly upon the row of cakes inmediately in advance thereoxtn it a proper time, and preferably just prior to, or it n ay be simultaneously with the discharge of jelly and marshmallow from the hoppers 52, 27, I elevate a portion ot the upper run ci the apron l, so as to bring the said cakes close to the nipples and so that the material when forcibly discharged therethrough spreads sufficiently upon and preferably substantially covers the entire upper surface of the said cakes. This spreading movement may, however, be eiected in anyv other suitable mannerb lt is desirable, however, that the apronbc ele-- vated as described in this embodiment cit my invention, so that it may be permitted quite rapidly to tall, and thus to break the streams of material that have issued from the noz zles 82 and 96, and thus to insurean evenly iced or jellied cake.

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, l desire it to be understood that although specilic terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scope ofthe invention being set forth in the following claims.

Claims:

l, Means for depositing fluent material upon. cakes or other food products compri,"- ing in combination, an article support, a plu-v rality oit' separate means to deposit upon said articles in succession while on said support coating quantities of contrasting iiuent materials, and separate pusher means respectively and independently to position the articles beneath said depositing means, and to preserve the articles out of contact with each other While on said supportn 2 Means for depositing fluent material. upon cakes or other food products comprisM ing in combination, an article support, a plurality of separate means to deposit upon said articles in succession While on .sa-id sup port, coating quantities of contrasting fluent materials and seoarate )ositioninfr means i .L t:

respectively and independently to position the articles beneath said deposi ing means and to preserve the articles ourl oi'' contact with each other while on said support.

3. Means for depositing tluent material upon calms or other food products comprising in combination, a traveling belt, a plurality of separate means to 'deposit upon said articles in succession While on said belt coating quantities of contrasting tluentJ material, and tivo separate 'pusher means respectively and independently to position the article beneath said respective depositing means, and to preserve the articles out 'of Contact `with each. other While on said su port, one et said pusher means having forward and return stro-ics in d rent paths.

fisiltioens tor depositing tluen material lupon cakes or other food upon cakes or other food products comprisin combination, a traveling belt, a plurality olfeeparate means to deposit upon said articles in succession while on said belt coating `tuiantities ot contrasting tluent material, and tufo separate pushers, one having to and tro movement', along the belt and the other having a pushing movement in one direction along the belt, and a return movement while out of contact with said belt, whereby said 'pushers respectively and independently position the articles beneath said successive deliiositinr means and whereby they preserve said articles out ot' contact with each other vvhile on. said supportn i Means for depositing iluent material products compris` ing in combination, an article support, a plurality ot .separated means to deposit upon' isaid articles in succession While on said supe port coating quantities of contrasting fluent materials. valves rcs )ectivel f controllm the depositing nieL ns, means to eltect synchronous movement oi said valves, and separate pusher means respectively Vand independently to position the articles beneath said respective depositing means and to preserve the articles out of contact with each other While on said support.

t5, ldeans tor depositing fluentmaterial upon calres or other i'ood products comprising in combination, an article support, a plurality oi' separate means to deposit upon said articles in succession While on said support coatin quantities of contrastin fluent matt iils, separate pusher means respectively and indewndcntly to position the articles beneath said depositing means and to preserve the articles out of Contact with each other While on said support, and means pe iodlcally to elevate and lower the article supportn 'i1 hlcans tor depositing lluentmaterial upon cui is or other articles comprising in con oinatiou, depositing means at two spaced points, a support for the articles beneath t epositing means, two separated pushers inde idently to present respectively calice Iiid points, and means to operate sa. 'to prevent contact of said articles upon "aid support, and means to preercnce of the foremost pusher with the material acted upon by the other puse is to raise the said cakes to ref il.

:trom the hoppers, and

means to lower the cakes to break the streams of iiuent material.

9. Means for depositing' fluent material upon cakes or other products comprising in `eombination, a traveling support for food said support, and means periodically to lift said traveling food support toward said hoppers.

10. Means for depositing fluent material upon cakes or other products comprising in combination, a support for food products, two spaced hoppers positioned over said support, a plunger in each hopper, a discharge valve below each plunger, means simultaneously to open both said valves and simultaneously to impart ejecting movements to said plungers, a pusher to position food products beneath the outlet of the rst hopper, and a pusher member connected to the first mentioned pusher but spaced therefrom and adapted independl ently to position food products beneath the outlet of the second hopper substantially simultaneously with the positioning of the food products beneath the outlet of the first hopper and means to operate said pusher members to prevent contact of said cakes while upon said support.

1l. Means for depositing fluent material upon cakes or other products comprising in combination, a support for food products, first* and second spaced hoppers positioned over said support, a plunger in each hopper, a discharge valve below each plunger, means simultaneously to open both said valves and simultaneously to impart ejecting movements to said plungers, a hopper 15 to' receive the food products, a pusher hziving reeiprocatory movement beneath said hopper 15 and adapted to receive food products directly from said hopper l5 and to effect their deposit directly upon said support,

a second pusher coperating with but spaced from said pusher to position food products independently beneath the second hopper and means to operate said pusher to prevent contact of said cakes with. each other while on said support nas well as to position said cakes simultaneously beneath said two spaced hoppers.

12. Means for depositing iiuent material upon cakes or other products comprising in combination, a support for food products, first and second spaced hoppers positioned over said support, a plunger in each hopper,

a discharge valve below each plunger, means simultaneously to open both said valves and simultaneously t0 impart ejecting movementslto said plungers, a hopper 15 to receive the' food products, a pusher ha/ving reciprocatory movement beneath said hopper 15 andladapted to receive food products directly from said hopper 15 and to 4e'ect their deposit directly upon said support, a pusher member pivoted to said pusher but spaced therefrom and having to and :fro movement in different planes and adapted independently to position food products beneath said second hopper, and means to operate said pusher to prevent contact of said cakes with each other while on said support as well as to position said cakes simultaneously beneath said two spaced hoppers.

13. Means for depositing fluent material upon cakes or other food products comprising in combination, a support for food products, two spaced hoppers 52 and 27. positioned thereover, plungers in said hoppers, discharge valves beneath said plungers, a hopper 15 for the food products, a positioning member 138 between the support and hopper 15, a positioning member pivoted to the pusher 138, but effectively spaced therefrom, and means for imparting discharge movement to said plungers substan tially simultaneously with the positioning by said pusher and pusher member of food products between said hoppers 52 and 27 and means whereby said pusher 18S and said pusher member simultaneously and independently position food products beneath said two hoppers 52 and 53, and whereby said pusher and pusher member preserve the cakes from contact with each other while on said support.

1i. Means for depositing fluent material upon cakes or other food products comprising in combination, a support for food products, two spaced hoppers positioned thereover, means for effecting a discharge from each hopper, a two member pusher the members whereof independently present food articles beneath both of said hoppers, one of said pusher members being pivoted to the other, and effectively spaced therefrom, gulding means to effect reciprocating movemeut of the pivoted pusher member in two different paths, said guiding means including a strip 150 having a yielding pivoted latch at each end thereof and whereby said pusher and pusher member preserve the cakes from contact with each other while on said support.

annonce therebetween and operating means therefor two' spaced hoppers positioned over said.

supporta a plunger in each hopper, a dis- 'tively spaced Eiromeach other, and means to operate said plungers, valves and pushers as substantially simultaneously and independently to position food' products besnid koppels, to open the valves of said 1e and to impart ejecting move- Vsaid plnngers andwherehy said and pusher member' preserve the ca troni contact with each other While on said support.

i6. Means for depositing flue-tst material upon cakes or other food products comprising in combination, an article support, two spaced lioppers thereabove adapted to deposit upon said articles in succession While on said support coating quantities of contrasting uent material., two separate food product positioning means respectively and independently to position rows of articles beneath said respective hoppers and to preserve the articies lont of contact with each other While on said support, plungers in said hopper-s, and means to impart expelling movement to said hopperssequentially after the positioning action of the said separate positioning means.

17. Means for depositing fluentlmaterial upon cakes or other food products comprising in combination, an article support, two hoppers arranged at spaced points along said support and having discharge openings spaced along said support, a discharge valve for the opening of each hopper, means for effecting simultaneous movement of said valves, whereby the material is simultaneously discharged from the two hoppers at spaced pointsl along the support, separated food product positioning means respectively and independently to position the articles beneath said two hcppers and to preserve the articles out of contact with each other while upon said support, expelling plunger means in said hoppers and means to impart expelling movement to said plungers sequentially after the positioning movement of said separate positioning means. f

In testimony `whereof, l have signed my name to this specification.

EDWARD LEGLER. 

